Products aren't preventing MRSA, FDA warns
OSHA Healthcare Connection, April 26, 2011
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to believe the claims of hand sanitizer and antiseptic products that promote MRSA prevention, and has since sent warning letters to four distribution companies about their unproven claims.
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